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Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (D40)
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Nf3 c5

Number of games in database: 1408
Years covered: 1834 to 2025
Overall record:
   White wins 33.9%
   Black wins 18.6%
   Draws 47.5%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov  25 games
Magnus Carlsen  15 games
Teimour Radjabov  15 games
Wesley So  32 games
Vidit Santosh Gujrathi  15 games
Wei Yi  15 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Capablanca vs Janowski, 1911
Alekhine vs L Kussman, 1924
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1937
Fine vs M Yudovich Sr, 1937
Geller vs Keres, 1953
Stahlberg vs Keres, 1953
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 page 1 of 57; games 1-25 of 1,408  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais 1-0491834La Bourdonnais - McDonnell 3rd Casual MatchD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
2. E Williams vs H A Kennedy 0-1311846London mD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
3. G Spreckley vs E Williams  1-0351846Casual gameD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
4. Harrwitz vs Lowenthal ½-½651853Harrwitz - LowenthalD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
5. Burn vs A van Foreest 1-0481889AmsterdamD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
6. Showalter vs H Helms  1-0411895Brooklyn CC Championship 1895/96D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
7. P H Dyke vs E Lawton  1-017189523rd Oxford - Cambridge Varsity mD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
8. J D Elwell vs S Ruth  ½-½531895Brooklyn CC Championship 1895/96D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
9. N van Lennep vs W M Gattie 1-0351896City of London CC - St George's CC mD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
10. Fles vs Lasker  0-1341896Simul, 25bD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
11. Steinitz vs Lipschutz  ½-½671897Thousand Islands playoffD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
12. Burn vs A Dod  1-0491898Craigside Amateur CongressD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
13. W E Napier vs A S Everett  1-0261898Brooklyn CC Championship 1897/98D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
14. Schlechter vs Janowski 1-030189811th DSB Congress, CologneD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
15. Showalter vs Janowski  ½-½441898Janowski - Showalter, 1st MatchD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
16. Showalter vs Janowski  ½-½461898Janowski - Showalter, 1st MatchD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
17. Showalter vs Janowski  1-0391898Janowski - Showalter, 1st MatchD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
18. Burn vs B D Wilmot  1-0241899Craigside Amateur CongressD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
19. Lasker vs J Mieses 1-0291900ParisD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
20. Burn vs Lasker 0-1441900ParisD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
21. Showalter vs G Marco 0-1461900ParisD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
22. Burn vs Mason ½-½761900ParisD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
23. J Berger vs Burn 0-150190012th DSB Congress, MunichD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
24. D Bleijkmans vs R Loman  0-1271902DSB-13.Kongress Hauptturnier AD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
25. Mason vs Schlechter 0-1451902Monte CarloD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-11-03  Kenkaku: This opening seems to have really declined. Does anyone know the reason for this?
Mar-29-04  Kenkaku: I've taken to playing this system recently, and found it to be quite solid. It lacks the isolated pawn weakness of the Tarrasch, and generally gives black a relatively favorable pawn structure (at least in my opinion), as well as often laying the burden of an isolated pawn on white.
Nov-09-04  sandyobrien: tal has neither won nor lost a game with this opening, he's drawn 7.
Nov-09-04  acirce: <sandyobrien> Tal has both won and lost several times with this line. Lost against Larsen, Petrosian, Polugayevsky, Korchnoi; won against Korchnoi, Romanishin etc..
Nov-09-04  sandyobrien: <acirce>excuse me, i forgot to mention that he was playing as black each time. according to the cg.com database
Nov-09-04  acirce: <sandyobrien> This database is very incomplete, although it probably doesn't lack too many of Tal's games. More than that though, it DOES include games like Larsen vs Tal, 1969 which he lost as Black -- I don't know why it doesn't turn up if you click the link under "practitioners", something with move order?
May-09-09  nummerzwei: I've recently worked out a little chess quiz question:

If White begins the game with 1.d4,
how many reasonable
(i.e. excluding, for example, those starting with 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6) move orders are there to reach the D40 starting position?

Jul-29-10  rapidcitychess: <Kenaku> The Semi Tarrasch (or the "trash" opening I call them!) didn't go into decline. The QGD went in to decline, due to the Slavic uprising.
Sep-11-13
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Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.♘c3 ♘f6 4.♘f3 c5

May-26-22  Albertan: Introduction to the Semi-Tarrasch:

https://www.chessable.com/blog/semi...

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